An introductory winter skills course will give you the basic skills you need to start heading out in the hills in winter. In a one day course we will cover all core skills such as what to wear and how to wear it, how to use your winter boots and ice axe to aid walking, crampon use, self-arresting a slip with your ice axe, avalanche awareness, navigation and emergency response.
If conditions allow we will make use of the lift at Glencoe Mountain or Nevis Range to carry us straight up to 650m so we can maximise our time on the hill. There are plenty of other options with short approaches if the lifts are unable to run.